How To Install mobyle-utils on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install mobyle-utils on Debian 9. mobyle-utils is binary tools used by Mobyle

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mobyle-utils on Debian 9.

What is mobyle-utils

mobyle-utils is:

Mobyle is a framework and web portal specifically aimed at the integration of bioinformatics software and databanks. It generates a web interface from an xml description for command-line based tools. It can submit jobs locally or using DRM systems.

Binary tools used by the Mobyle web portal to manage jobs.

There are three methods to install mobyle-utils on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install mobyle-utils Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mobyle-utils using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mobyle-utils

Install mobyle-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mobyle-utils using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mobyle-utils

Install mobyle-utils Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install mobyle-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mobyle-utils

How To Uninstall mobyle-utils on Debian 9

To uninstall only the mobyle-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mobyle-utils

Uninstall mobyle-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mobyle-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mobyle-utils

Remove mobyle-utils Configurations and Data

To remove mobyle-utils configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mobyle-utils

Remove mobyle-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mobyle-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mobyle-utils

Dependencies

mobyle-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mobyle-utils package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.